HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 9 counties in Connecticut. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,933. That is up 3.6% from $1,865 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,560 in Northwest Hills Planning Region County to $2,399 in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region County. 5 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 7 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. No area in Connecticut is required to use Small Area FMRs.
Two-bedroom FMR by county
FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Connecticut
County
2BR
Change
HUD FMR area
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region County
$2,399
−4.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
Western Connecticut Planning Region County
$2,399
−4.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
South Central Connecticut Planning Region County
$2,091
+6.2%
New Haven, CT MSA
Capitol Planning Region County
$1,933
+3.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region County
$1,933
+3.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region County
$1,902
+1.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region County
$1,745
−2.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT MSA
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region County
$1,568
−2.1%
Non-metro
Northwest Hills Planning Region County
$1,560
−3.5%
Non-metro
HUD metro FMR areas
FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Connecticut
Metro area
Counties
2BR
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
2
$2,399
New Haven, CT MSA
1
$2,091
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
2
$1,933
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA
1
$1,902
Waterbury-Shelton, CT MSA
1
$1,745
Questions about Connecticut rents
What is the fair market rent in Connecticut?
HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Connecticut is $1,933. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.
Which Connecticut counties have the highest fair market rent?
For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region County ($2,399), Western Connecticut Planning Region County ($2,399), South Central Connecticut Planning Region County ($2,091).
Does Connecticut use Small Area Fair Market Rents?
No area in Connecticut is required to use them. Housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.